Following his stint as an assistant director for KWAK Kyung-taek on his 2001 smash Friend, AHN Gwon-tae emerged as a filmmaker in his own right in 2004 with the SHIN Ha-gyun and WON Bin drama, My Brother. The film was a big success, attracting almost 2.5 million viewers. Four years later, he teamed with KWAK once more to co-direct the action thriller Eye for an Eye (2008), starring HAN Suk-kyu and CHA Seung-won. AHN returned to the director’s chair with Tough as Iron in 20...More

Following his stint as an assistant director for KWAK Kyung-taek on his 2001 smash Friend, AHN Gwon-tae emerged as a filmmaker in his own right in 2004 with the SHIN Ha-gyun and WON Bin drama, My Brother. The film was a big success, attracting almost 2.5 million viewers. Four years later, he teamed with KWAK once more to co-direct the action thriller Eye for an Eye (2008), starring HAN Suk-kyu and CHA Seung-won. AHN returned to the director’s chair with Tough as Iron in 2013, with young star YOO Ah-in in the lead. Part family drama, romance and gangster thriller, the film blended the dramatic and thriller elements of his two previous outings as a director.Less